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Survey Findings on HKSAR Government’s Popularity in June 2013 Released by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK
A telephone survey was conducted from 17 to 19 June 2013 by The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies to study the popularity of the HKSAR Government for the month of June 2013. Eight hundred and thirteen respondents aged 18 or above were successfully interviewed, for a response rate of 44.5%. The sampling error was + or – 3.44% at a confidence level of 95%.
Major findings are summarized as follows:
Satisfaction with the HKSAR Government. According to the survey of June 2013, 38.1% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the HKSAR Government; 15.6% said that they were satisfied; 44.8% of respondents answered ‘so-so’. The corresponding figures in May 2013 were 40.7%, 16.1%, and 42.5%.
Rating of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. The performance rating of the Chief Executive was 46.2 in June 2013, which was below the passing mark of 50.0. His rating in May 2013 was 46.0, showing a very slight change only over the past two months.
Ratings of Three Secretaries. The ratings of the Chief Secretary for Administration (Carrie Lam), Financial Secretary (John Tsang), and Secretary for Justice (Rimsky Yuen) in June 2013 were 58.7, 53.1, and 49.3 respectively. The corresponding figures in May 2013 were 58.5, 52.8 and 49.5. Only slight changes were observed.
Overall Rating of the Chief Executive, Three Secretaries, and Directors of Bureaux under the Accountability System. The overall rating of Chief Executive, Three Secretaries, and Directors of Bureaux under the accountability system was 44.8 in June 2013, which was slightly higher than that in May 2013 (43.7).
Trust in the HKSAR and the Central Governments. Less than one-quarter (22.4%) of respondents trusted the HKSAR government and over one-third (36.0%) expressed distrust; 40.6% answered ‘so-so’. The figures were similar to those obtained in May 2013, at 20.1%, 34.9%, and 44.3% respectively. 39.0% of respondents said that they do not trust the Central Government, 19.8% answered the opposite and showed trust; 37.6% said “so-so”. The figures were more or less the same as that of the previous month, which was 37.2%, 18.5% and 42.3% respectively.
